I never mean to come off as a crazy, obsessed fan when I meet my favorite musicians. The fact of the matter hits me, though, when I mention how cool I felt during the interaction and Katy, my fiancée, reminds me that I just stalked them down in the crowd and shared how much their music means to me.
I’m not sure what comes over me. They’re just normal people – who do incredible stuff.
Before these encounters, Katy will remind me of this fact. She’ll say, “Repeat after me: They are just normal people like us.” I generally follow this statement with, “Yes. Normal people…who do really awesome stuff when they’re being like you and me.”
I’m not going to say I know why I will talk on and on to them about when I listened to their music the most, about how they were with me through many experiences.
As it is, I now try to give myself a 20 second limit for initial interactions with musicians. If I can get out, “Great show. My name is Danny. I loved the recent album,” then that is fine with me...
With this brief interaction, maybe they’ll think I am a cool fan – someone they would like to know instead.
(Recent meetings: Conor Oberst, Taylor Goldsmith, Matt Vasquez, Tony Dekker)
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